Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Shutterstock. Colonial America is more than a chapter in a textbook, it's a living, breathing world scattered across ...

Step back 300 years into colonial Latin America and the textiles are lavish, fashions often akin to couture, and who wore what was determined not just by what they could afford, but by class and race, ...

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“Power dressing” may not have been a catchphrase in colonial Latin America, but it was undoubtedly a familiar concept. For the elite, a command of fashion signaled status, wealth and worldly ...

Once the capital of Virginia and the largest, most prosperous colony in British America, Colonial Williamsburg offers visitors a fascinating journey into the origins of the United States. This ...

More than two centuries ago, the Duke of Gloucester Street was at the center of some of the most important debates in U.S. history. People can walk the same streets as Virginia’s founders, step inside ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Interpreter, Harold Caldwell discusses the life of enslaved people living in Colonial America. This lesson uses a video clip from Colonial ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Colonial home is an architectural style that can be found in neighborhoods all across the United States. With a median ...

One of the oldest known pieces of colonial American silver is now a part of the impressive and still growing silver collection of Colonial Williamsburg. The newly acquired caudle cup — crafted in ...